Improved sofa-bedstead



N4 PETERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. D C- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS OOL'ION, OF BROOKLYN, NEIV YORK.

IM PROVED SOFA-BEDSTEAD.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 41,682, dated February 23, i864.

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, FRANCIS CoL'roN, of Brooklyn, Kings county, in the State of New York, have invented, made, and applied to use certain new and useful Improvements in the Construction and Operation of Sofa-Bedsteads; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and correct description thereof, reference beinghad to the accompanyingdrawings, making apart of this speeitlcation, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure l is a view of my improved sofa-bedstead when used as a sofa; Fig. 2, a sectional view otl the same when used as abedstead; Fig. 3, a view showing the operation of the hinged levers E 5 Fig. 1, detached view of bolt a and rubber spring IL.

In the drawings like parts of the invention are designated by the saine letters of reference.

The nature of my invention consists (a.) in a new and novel means of tightening the sacking, as hereinafter shown 5 (b) in the construction and operation of an improved sofa-bed-v stead, as hereinafter described.

To enable those skilled in the arts to make and use my invention, I will speak of its construction and operation.

A shows a sofa constructed in the usual way, the front portion of which has inserted in it the screw-bolts a, provided with the hooks b, for the purpose of attaching the sacking B.

71J It show rubber springs placed upon the bolts a, and held in position in any convenient way, which rubber springs l1, It give elasticity and tightness to the sackin g B B shows the sacking ot' the bedstead attached at one end to the front portion of the sofa A by means ofthe bolts a and hooks b, and at its outer end to the secondary frame G, said secondary frame C having inserted in it the bolts a, provided with the hooks b.

The legs of the sofa A and ot' the secondary frame C are provided with openings for the insertion of the ends of the hinged levers E, which hinged levers E serve as side rails, and also to tighten the sacking C, as hereinafter described. These hinged levers E are provided at one end with the rods G, having a screw-thread cut upon them, upon which screw-threads the nuts H tit.

My improved sofa-bedstead being thus coustructed, its operation is as follows: When used as a sofa, (see Fig. 1,) the side rails formed of the hinged levers E are removed, the sacking B is folded up and placed within the sofa beneath the seat L of the same, and the secondary frame O is attached directly to the sofa by means of the hooks and rings x To use the same as a bedstead, (see Figs. 2 and 3,) the secondary frame G is detached from the sofa A, the sacking B taken out from the sofa, and the hinged levers E are inserted at their ends in the openings in4 the legs of the sofa A and the secondary frame O. When these hinged levers E are inserted, they assume the position shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. After being thus inserted, they are pressed down until they assume the horizontal position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, answering the purpose of side rails, and by the aid of the thumb-screws serve to tighten the sacking B as rigidly as maybe desired, while the rubber springs It h employed give to the same a degree of elasticity.

In the construction of my improved sofaw bedstead I combine two articles ot' furniture in one at but a slightly increased costto the purchaser, while the means employed by me for tightening the sacking B are simple, direct, and substantial.

When desired, the sacking B lnay be provided with eyelet-holes upon its sides, for the introduction of cords or straps to hold -the same to the hinged levers E.

`Having thus described my invention, what I claim therein as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Tighting the sacking B, substantially as described, for the purpose specied.

2. The use of the hinged levers E, constructed as shown, in combination with the sofa A, sacking B, secondary frame C, and rubber springs lo h, in the manner and for the purpose or purposes specified.

FRANCIS COLTON.

In presence of- A. SIDNEY DoANE, GEo. P. GORDON. 

